Völkel Surname

61,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Völkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Völkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,0591:9,9901,253
Austria561:152,06120,229
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Völkel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Völkel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Völkel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Völkel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,338th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 888,725 people. Völkel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Völkel live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 8,059 people, or 1 in 9,990. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Völkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Völkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Völkel surname contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Völkel Last Name Statistics demography

Völkel earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 345.77% more than the national average, earning R 1,059,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Völckel9252/
Völkelt924/
Völkl914,609/
Vilkel83111/
Velkel835/
Vylkel834/
Wölkel831/
Voelkel772,644/
Vilkelė771/
Vaelkel771/
Vilkeel771/
Wölkl7331/
Vőlkl732/
Voelckel71123/
Völklová7128/
Voelkell711/
Voellkel711/
Voelkkel711/
Voelkl67387/
Wilkel6720/
Welkel6715/
Vilkil672/
Wlekel671/
Bilkel670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Völkel
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